Crown Colony of Sarawak
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The Crown Colony of Sarawak was a British colonial territory on the island of Borneo that existed after World War II until it joined with other regions to form Malaysia in 1963.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Crown Colony of Sarawak | 2 |
| Kingdom of Sarawak | 2 |
| Crown Colony of Sarawak canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2081788 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Crown Colony of Sarawak Context triple: [Malaya and British Borneo dollar, usedIn, Crown Colony of Sarawak]
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A.
Federated Malay States
The Federated Malay States was a British protectorate in the Malay Peninsula, comprising several sultanates under indirect colonial rule in the early 20th century.
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B.
Unfederated Malay States
The Unfederated Malay States were a group of British-protected sultanates on the Malay Peninsula that remained administratively separate from the Federated Malay States during the colonial period.
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C.
Crown Colony of Singapore
The Crown Colony of Singapore was a British colonial territory established after World War II, marking Singapore’s separation from the Straits Settlements and its direct administration as a distinct crown colony until it gained self-governance and later independence.
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D.
Straits Settlements
The Straits Settlements were a group of British colonial territories in Southeast Asia, including key trading ports such as Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
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E.
Federation of Malaya
The Federation of Malaya was a British-formed union of Malay states and settlements on the Malay Peninsula that gained independence in 1957 and later became a core component of modern Malaysia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Crown Colony of Sarawak Target entity description: The Crown Colony of Sarawak was a British colonial territory on the island of Borneo that existed after World War II until it joined with other regions to form Malaysia in 1963.
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A.
Federated Malay States
The Federated Malay States was a British protectorate in the Malay Peninsula, comprising several sultanates under indirect colonial rule in the early 20th century.
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B.
Unfederated Malay States
The Unfederated Malay States were a group of British-protected sultanates on the Malay Peninsula that remained administratively separate from the Federated Malay States during the colonial period.
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C.
Crown Colony of Singapore
The Crown Colony of Singapore was a British colonial territory established after World War II, marking Singapore’s separation from the Straits Settlements and its direct administration as a distinct crown colony until it gained self-governance and later independence.
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D.
Straits Settlements
The Straits Settlements were a group of British colonial territories in Southeast Asia, including key trading ports such as Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
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E.
Federation of Malaya
The Federation of Malaya was a British-formed union of Malay states and settlements on the Malay Peninsula that gained independence in 1957 and later became a core component of modern Malaysia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crown colony
ⓘ
former British colony ⓘ historical political entity ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Brunei Darussalam
ⓘ
surface form:
Brunei
Dutch East Indies ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Borneo
British North Borneo ⓘ
surface form:
North Borneo
South China Sea ⓘ |
| capital | Kuching ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Coat of arms of Sarawak ⓘ |
| commonLanguage | Malay ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currency |
Malaya and British Borneo dollar
ⓘ
Malaya and British Borneo dollar ⓘ
surface form:
Sarawak dollar
|
| endTime | 16 September 1963 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Bidayuh
ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ Iban people ⓘ
surface form:
Iban
Malay ⓘ Melanau ⓘ |
| event |
Japanese occupation of Sarawak ended in 1945
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ceded by Charles Vyner Brooke to the United Kingdom ⓘ formation of Malaysia ⓘ |
| executiveHead | Governor of Sarawak ⓘ |
| flag |
Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak
ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak
|
| followedBy |
Malaysia
ⓘ
Sarawak ⓘ
surface form:
State of Sarawak
|
| governmentType | British colonial administration ⓘ |
| headOfState |
Elizabeth II
ⓘ
George VI ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| legislature | Council Negri ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Borneo
ⓘ
surface form:
island of Borneo
|
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Borneo
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Kingdom of Sarawak (as a sovereign state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Sarawak
|
| reasonForEnd | accession to the Federation of Malaysia ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ traditional indigenous religions ⓘ |
| significantEvent | anti-cession movement in Sarawak ⓘ |
| sovereignState | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| startTime | 1 July 1946 ⓘ |
| todayPartOf |
Malaysia
ⓘ
Sarawak ⓘ
surface form:
State of Sarawak
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Subject: Crown Colony of Sarawak Description of subject: The Crown Colony of Sarawak was a British colonial territory on the island of Borneo that existed after World War II until it joined with other regions to form Malaysia in 1963.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.